Research Program Incorporating social values into environment management Northern Australian landscapes provide a wide range of uses and benefits that are valued by people, and this full set of values needs to be incorporated into natural resource management. The values held by Aboriginal people, and the uses and benefits of Aboriginal land to the wider Australian community, are particularly important in northern Australia. CSIRO is developing and undertaking research in this area with a current focus on tropical rivers. This scope of research covers: the identification and understanding of the full set of values held for tropical rivers and landscapes; and the effective incorporation of these values into environmental decision-making Research Projects   Indigenous values and north Australian water resource management Incipient water allocation processes across tropical Australia are struggling with how to acknowledge and protect Indigenous values of water and meet native title requirements.   Assessing the social and economic values of Australia’s tropical rivers Land & Water Australia has identified Australia’s unique tropical rivers and associated catchments and estuaries as a priority area for major research investment over five years from July 2005.   Tropical river management and water policy: Indigenous interests Aboriginal people comprise a vital part of the north Australian community and are very significant land owners.   Indigenous socio-economic values and river flows North Australia’s Indigenous communities have a large stake in water resource management arising from their distinct cultural perspective on the environment, native title rights and long traditions of...

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